Overview
- Cuban foreign minister Bruno Rodríguez met Sergey Lavrov in Moscow and was scheduled to see President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday.
- Lavrov condemned Washington’s pressure campaign and urged the United States to forgo any naval blockade of Cuba.
- Russian officials said they are examining humanitarian fuel shipments to Cuba, but they have not disclosed quantities or timing.
- Mexico has halted oil exports to Cuba but is sending food and other aid, while broader regional assistance remains limited.
- Fuel shortages have triggered blackouts, rationing and transport cuts, with airlines suspending flights after a jet‑fuel alert and tourism and industry scaling back.